More than two dozen people shot in Jefferson County in five days
More than two dozen people have been shot in Jefferson County since last Wednesday.
Fourteen of the victims were shot at an event center on Birmingham鈥檚 27th Street North Saturday night.
Of those four victims who died, three of them were related, 米兰体育 told.
Markeisha Gettings is the mother of three girls and would have turned 43 a week from Thursday.
Her aunt, Angela Weatherspoon, cousin Lerandus Anderson and Stevie McGhee were also murdered.
Ten others at the party celebrating July birthdays in the family were hit by bullets.
Earlier on Saturday, three others, including five-year-old Landon Brooks and his mother Arkia Berry, were also killed near Echo Highlands Park.
Video showed more than a dozen bullets in their blue Nissan sedan.
That is a total of 17 people shot, including seven fatally, in less than six hours.
鈥淚 can tell you from my almost 26 years, having seven murdered in a day and 10 injured, I think that's probably the highest that we've ever had. Today is probably the most tragic day in my time with the Birmingham Police Department,鈥� Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond said.
On Sunday, Birmingham's mayor joined a host of local and federal law enforcement to pledge swift justice and call on the public鈥檚 help to get the shooters off the streets.
鈥淭he BPD, the federal partners and other community partners can move at a very high speed to solve for these cases and bring justice to these families. But it moves faster with community buying in and community support,鈥� Mayor Randall Woodfin said.
Earlier Monday, Gettings' father said she was his oldest of two daughters.
In tears, he told us he will miss his firstborn, but must be strong to help raise her three daughters now that she's gone.
Late Monday afternoon, a family friend dropped off four stuffed bears that have recorded praying messages and prayer candles, one for each of the victims who lost their life Saturday night.